Guwahati, May 13 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: Chalo India With Eric Ji (Varanasi), directed by Assam filmmaker Rajdeep Choudhury, was recently screened at the British Film Institute in London after being selected in the Indian Panorama (Non-Feature) section at the 56th International Film Festival of India.

The documentary is part of a travel and cultural anthology presented by Eric Ollerenshaw, a former British MP and history teacher whose long-standing interest in India forms the basis of the project.

Choudhury, who has been based in London for over 17 years, conceptualised the anthology to explore different regions of India through culture, history and lived experiences.

The Varanasi episode was filmed during Makar Sankranti, around ...